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Council OKs Koenig flood plain variance

Despite a recommendation from the city’s flood plain engineers that they deny the variances, City Council members voted 6-4 at their last meeting to grant variances allowing construction of an apartment complex, partially within the 25-year flood plain and partially…

Development • By Jo Clifton • Jul 10, 2018

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APD continues to push toward community-focused policing

Since the Austin Police Department made its switch to a more community-oriented focus last year, it has continued to plow forward in its efforts to reorient its policies and position APD more as a force for the people. In a presentation…

Police • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 9, 2018

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E-bikes, e-scooters not welcome in Austin parks

Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department would like to remind parkgoers to observe the speed limit. In a June memo to Mayor Steve Adler and City Council, department Director Kimberly McNeeley pointed out that city code prohibits the use of motorized…

Transportation • By Ryan Young • Jul 9, 2018

Environmental Commission fails to approve variance based on traffic concerns

In a subdivision, how much density is too dense? Although not typically a question the Environmental Commission considers, it is one that became the crux of the discussion around a variance request at its June 20 meeting due to the…

Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 9, 2018

Reporter's Notebook: History lessons

Fighting for your government seems to run in families… With Independence Day looming on the horizon, not much was happening at the July 3 Zoning and Platting Commission meeting. In the spirit of patriotism, and to make everyone’s journey to…

Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 9, 2018

Most groups, Dripping Springs reach settlement

More than two and a half years after the city of Dripping Springs filed a request for a wastewater discharge permit with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that alarmed environmentalists and nearby landowners about potential damage to Onion Creek,…

Environment • By Jo Clifton • Jul 6, 2018

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Groups criticize Paxton for suing commissioners

The people who urged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to file suit to remove eight members of the Austin Planning Commission on Monday have nothing but praise for Paxton; however, other more business-oriented groups are not pleased with the legal…

Courts • By Jo Clifton • Jul 6, 2018

Questions of timing, community benefits linger over stadium negotiations

With little more than a month before City Council is expected to formally consider an agreement to possibly provide city land for the construction of a professional soccer stadium, it seems one of the most important considerations is what constitutes…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 6, 2018

Austin could seize old Montopolis school through eminent domain

After months of negotiation, City Council has opened the door to seizing the site of the old Montopolis Negro School in East Austin. Council approved a measure last week to pursue eminent domain proceedings after it was unable to agree…

Preservation • By Syeda Hasan • Jul 6, 2018

Council votes to 'test' CodeNEXT

City Council has asked the city manager to convene a group of development and design experts who will “test” the new regulations proposed in CodeNEXT. The idea is to have a group of building professionals – architects, engineers, urban planners…

Land Development Code • By Jack Craver • Jul 5, 2018

West Campus home pushes for relocation to pay property taxes

As time passes, things change, and like all things in Austin, neighborhoods are feeling the effects of the city’s evolution. Once an area with stately homes, West Campus has become the de facto residence for students who share their neighborhood…

Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 5, 2018

Austin brings community health into the community

Last summer, after city officials called on the Austin Police Department and other public safety departments to address issues attributed to homelessness, a coalition of public safety and social services groups began working to increase support for this vulnerable population.…

Uncategorized • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 5, 2018

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